Plans call for a playground with a shade cover, a walking path, flowering trees, a court for four-square and hopscotch, and other landscaping, said Jack Mathison, assistant director of the Parks Department.

"For some reason, when the city plans were laid out, the Hollywood Hills area didn't get its own park," he said. "That portion of the city really got the short shrift. It's great to see this project moving forward."

The playground will have climbing features and a "space net," which Mathison described as a big web children can climb on.

The contract also will pay for irrigation at the park.

The property currently is "wide open space with a couple of trees," he said.

Construction is expected to begin this month and be completed by early July, said Terry Comiskey, senior project manager with the city's Design and Construction Management Department.